Benelli's system is very quick to cycle ...probably faster than most gas guns today ....and its soft shooting, if the gun you select, has Benelli's comfort tech system in it. The Super Sport model is a very soft shooting gun....despite its weight ....and with a 20ga max loads are 7/8 oz anyway .../ and in the 12ga version it'll handle 1 1/8 oz loads just fine ..with very little recoil ( although, for targets, all I shoot in a 12ga is 1 oz loads )...